Latest Hawaii Headlines
All the headlines from our Hawaii Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Hawaii commissioner warns insurers of discriminatory practices
Nov 6 2006 // The Hawaii Insurance Division has issued a memo to all motor vehicle insurance insurers authorized in the state that discriminatory practices are prohibited, including those that award discounts. According to Commissioner...
Hawaii’s earthquake losses, not earthquake policies, on the rise
Nov 6 2006 // Estimated damages from the two earthquakes that struck Hawaii on Oct. 15 have been rising. Yet the recent disaster has not spurred homeowners and businesses to purchase earthquake coverage, according the state’s...
Hawaii acknowledges tsunami warning deficiencies
Nov 6 2006 // Hawaii may have just suffered through two earthquakes, but the state says it has a potential flood problem. Hawaii’s tsunami warning system has serious deficiencies in reliability and coverage area, according to...
Hawaii’s earthquake losses, not earthquake policies, on the rise
Nov 5 2006 // Estimated damages from the two earthquakes that struck Hawaii on Oct. 15 have been rising. Yet the recent disaster has not spurred homeowners and businesses to purchase earthquake coverage, according the state’s...
Hawaii commissioner warns insurers of discriminatory practices
Nov 5 2006 // The Hawaii Insurance Division has issued a memo to all motor vehicle insurance insurers authorized in the state that discriminatory practices are prohibited, including those that award discounts. According to Commissioner...
News Currents
Nov 5 2006 // Hawaii acknowledges tsunami warning deficiencies Hawaii may have just suffered through two earthquakes, but the state says it has a potential flood problem. Hawaii’s tsunami warning system has serious deficiencies in...
Hawaii Acknowledges Tsunami Warning Deficiencies
Nov 2 2006 // Hawaii’s tsunami warning system has serious deficiencies in reliability and coverage area, according to state emergency officials. About 100 of the tsunami sirens don’t have emergency backup power, meaning they...
Hawaii County Cuts Red Tape for Big Island Repairs
Oct 27 2006 // The Hawaii County Council has voted to waive standard construction permit requirements for emergency repairs as the total damage estimate for the Big Island neared $100 million. The council adopted an emergency ordinance...
Hawaii Insurance Commissioner Issues Notice of Earthquake Coverage
Oct 27 2006 // The Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Insurance Division has issued a notice to residents that some relief for earthquake related losses may be available under homeowners’ policies. “As you...
Declarations
Oct 23 2006 // Back on track “With these new appointments, the Commission is committed to a new focus for the Division of Insurance, making New Mexico a more friendly place to do insurance business, while making the industry...
News Currents
Oct 23 2006 // Damage from Hawaii’s 6.6 earthquake predicted to be widespread Officials have begun inspecting bridges and roads across Hawaii, following the strongest earthquake to rattle the islands in more than two decades, a...
Hawaii Damage Estimated at $73 Million, Possibly from Two Quakes
Oct 20 2006 // Maj. Gen. Robert Lee, Hawaii’s director of civil defense, said 1,173 homes on the Big Island were damaged from Sunday’s earthquake, including 29 considered uninhabitable. Preliminary damage estimates from the...
Hawaii Vulnerable, but Tremor Does Not Signal More Quakes to Come
Oct 18 2006 // Another massive earthquake could strike the Hawaiian isles at any time, but last weekend’s 6.7 magnitude tremor does not signal an increase in ground-shaking activity, researchers said. Hawaii is always vulnerable to...
Hawaii Commissioner Warns Insurers of Discriminatory Practices
Oct 18 2006 // The Hawaii Insurance Division has issued a memo to all motor vehicle insurance insurers authorized in the state that discriminatory practices are prohibited, including those that award discounts. According to Commissioner...
Inspectors Check for Damage after Hawaii’s 6.6 Magnitude Earthquake
Oct 17 2006 // Officials began inspecting bridges and roads across Hawaii yesterday, following the strongest earthquake to rattle the islands in more than two decades, a 6.6-magnitude quake that caused blackouts and landslides but no...
Hawaii Feels 6.6 Level Earthquake
Oct 16 2006 // The island of Hawaii, Hawaii, felt temblors from a 6.7 magnitude earthquake on Sunday, according to the National Earthquake Center of the U.S. Geological Survey. According to reports shortly after the quake, there were...
Great Northwest to buy Hawaiian Insurance Guaranty
Oct 9 2006 // The First Circuit Court of Hawaii granted a motion approving the transfer of assets and policy obligations from Hawaii Insurance Commissioner J.P. Schmidt, as liquidator of The Hawaiian Insurance Guaranty Co., to qualified...
Hawaii to teach homeowners about hurricane retrofits
Oct 9 2006 // Hawaii’s Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs’ Insurance Division has created a new Web site: www.hurricaneretrofits.hawaii.gov, which details the State’s Loss Mitigation Grant Program for Hawaii...
News Currents
Oct 9 2006 // Great Northwest to buy Hawaiian Insurance Guaranty The First Circuit Court of Hawaii granted a motion approving the transfer of assets and policy obligations from Hawaii Insurance Commissioner J.P. Schmidt, as liquidator...
News Currents
Oct 9 2006 // Hawaii to teach homeowners about hurricane retrofits Hawaii’s Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs’ Insurance Division has created a new Web site: www.hurricaneretrofits.hawaii. gov, which details the...
